BETHANY, OREGON - September 3, 2013 - Penny Patrick, sixth grade teacher at Springville K-8 school in Bethany on the first day of school. Her class size last year was 29 and this year she will have 32 students. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Danielle Foxhoven, forward for the Portland Thorns soccer team gets ready for a photo with a young fan upon returning to PDX with team members following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Cindy Parlow Cone, head coach for the Portland Thorns soccer team hugs Meleana Shim, ( back to camera), midfielder, upon their return to PDX following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Christine Sinclair, forward for the Portland Thorns soccer team, beams as she is interviewed by the media as she and her teammates returned to PDX following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Marian Dougherty, defender for the Portland Thorns soccer team shoots the welcome home crowd as she and her teammates return to PDX following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Christine Sinclair, forward for the Portland Thorns soccer team shoots the scene as a large crowd was on hand to welcome her and her teammates as they returned to PDX following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Angie Kerr, midfielder for the Portland Thorns soccer team returns to PDX with team members following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Members of the Portland Thorns soccer team (foreground holding phones up) stop to shoot the large crowd who were on hand to welcome their return to PDX following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

PORTLAND, OREGON - September 1, 2013 - Fans line up to welcome home the Portland Thorns soccer team as they returns to PDX following their NWSL Championship win over the Western New York Flash 2-0. Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian